The present application relates to a method for controlling a lamp based on a switching action. By applying the present application, switching of a working state of a lamp can be realized by controlling the switching-on and switching-off states of the lamp using a single switch. In the present method, if a switching-on action is detected, the lamp is switched on, and if a switching-off action is detected, the lamp is switched off; another switching-on action performed within a period t0 after the switching-off action is detected is defined as a quick switching-off-and-on operation. The steps of the present method may be realized by functional modules, which may be implemented by a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium.